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Controversial slugger Manny Ramirez will make his debut as player-coach with the Chicago Cubs' Triple-Iowa affiliate on Thursday at Colorado Springs. Ramirez, 42, has spent most of the past three weeks working out at the Cubs' facility in Mesa, Ariz., in preparation for his new assignment. Ramirez signed a contract with the Cubs on May 25. Ramirez has an association with Cubs President Theo Epstein dating back to their days with the Boston Red Sox 11 years ago. Ramirez is a 12-time All-Star who has a lifetime batting average of .312 with 555 home runs, but has been in violation of Major League Baseball's drug testing policy on two occasions. Ramirez batted .259 with...

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Controversial slugger Manny Ramirez will make his debut as player-coach with the Chicago Cubs' Triple-Iowa affiliate on Thursday at Colorado Springs.
Ramirez, 42, has spent most of the past three weeks working out at the Cubs' facility in Mesa, Ariz., in...

NEW YORK -- The Orioles have claimed right-hander Alex Burnett off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays, the club announced before Friday’s game at Yankee Stadium.
In order to make room for Burnett, who will report to Triple-A Norfolk, on the 40-man...

And then the strangest thing happened.
The Dodgers lost.
It’s true, it happened. There were witnesses and everything.
The Dodgers proved all too human Sunday, a pair of Hanley Ramirez errors in the ninth inning allowing the Phillies to score the...

PHILADELPHIA — While the Dodgers continue to win games at a rate no team has managed since World War II, Clayton Kershaw, the team's ace pitcher, is performing at a level unmatched by any starting pitcher since just after World War I.
By holding...

PHILADELPHIA — During their recent 10-game winning streak, the Dodgers turned the page quickly after each victory, refusing to linger on any one victory. So it seemed only fitting that when the streak came to an end Sunday they didn't dwell on that...

On and on they go, and where they stop, nobody … wait, this has to stop?
Inevitably, though, not on Saturday night in Philadelphia, not with Clayton Kershaw again looking like baseball’s best pitcher.
This is no “Amateur Hour” the Dodgers have going,...